Source: Namibia president to open ZITF – DailyNews Live
STAFF WRITER 24 April 2017
HARARE – Namibia President Hage Geingob is expected to open this year’s
58th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) on April 28,
in Bulawayo.
According to the Foreign Affairs ministry, Geingob is expected in the
country on Wednesday, where he is set to hold meetings with President
Robert Mugabe.
During his stay in the country, he will also have the chance to travel to
Kariba for a tour of the Kariba Power Plant extension project.
ZITF, a traditional five-day event focuses on deliberations on key
economic figures both locally and internationally, with participants
engaging in production, investment and trade talks.
This year’s event is being held under the theme, “Harnessing linkages for
industrial development”.
Before officially opening the ZITF, Geignob will also take part in the
eighth session of the Zimbabwe-Namibia Joint Permanent Commission of
Cooperation, which will be held from today to Wednesday at the Rainbow
Towers in Harare.
According to the Foreign Affairs ministry, the joint commission will be
co-chaired by Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and
Namibia’s deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is also that
country’s International Relations and Cooperation minister.
The Joint Commission is expected to discuss various issues including
trade, investment, agriculture, mining and tourism among other issues.
“Both the State visit by the Namibian president and his high-powered
delegation and the convening of the 8th session of the Joint Commission
are indicative of the long-standing excellent bilateral relations between
the two countries. The State visit affords the two countries to exchange
views and engage cooperation on matters of mutual interest at all levels,”
reads the statement.
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